Chapter 05: Chapter 5 Mignon Island

"It's so calm!"

Leaning on the side of the ship, watching the seagulls flying in the sky in the distance, Rhodes exhaled slowly.

Sailing on the sea is actually a very boring thing. All you can see is the endless ocean. The occasional seagulls flying by can be considered interesting things, so the pirates in this world are keen on holding banquets.

"Because I don't want to cause trouble, I have avoided other ships along the way."

Neylu looked down at the sea chart. They were very close to Mignon Island.

"However, I am still looking forward to the Grand Line. It is said that there will be all kinds of extreme weather conditions there at any time. Even if it is sunny in the last second, it may set off huge waves and even stone-sized hail in the next second."

"Hahaha, I will see it soon."

Rhodes patted Neylu's shoulder and said with a big laugh.

Not only Neylu, he is also full of expectations for that sea area. The weather that changes at any time, all kinds of unprecedented strange scenery, and all kinds of food, each of which makes him look forward to it.

"Are you going to the Grand Line?"

Nia, who was fishing on the other side with a fishing rod in her hand, moved her ears, then turned slightly and asked casually.

"Yes, anyone who ventures on this sea will yearn for that route! There are beautiful scenery, delicious food, castles made of gold; there are also islands flying in the sky and islands hidden in the deep sea!"

"Become a pirate?"

"Why, do you regret inviting us two people who are about to become pirates now?"

"That kind of thing doesn't matter. I'm already past the age of black and white. Even among pirates, there are upright people who follow morality; even among the navy, there are also scums who bring disaster to one side.

So, as long as it doesn't hinder me, it doesn't matter whether it's a pirate or a navy."

"In other words, as long as it hinders you, it doesn't matter whether it's a navy or a pirate in your eyes, right?"

Nia snorted lightly, didn't answer, and just put away her fishing rod.

I've been fishing for ten minutes, but no fish has been caught. It's boring. I'm not going to fish anymore.

"I say, do you want to get on my boat?"

Rhodes suddenly invited Nia.

"Idiot, you're on my boat now!"

Nia didn't answer, but waved her hand and turned to the kitchen. Fishing is boring. I'd better go to the kitchen to see if there's anything delicious. There should be some dried fish left from the previous purchase.

However, is this guy going to set sail...

Chewing the dried fish mechanically, Nia was a little stunned.

She is a very curious person who loves adventure. Over the years, she has traveled all over the North Sea and seen all kinds of things. Whether it's the brutality of pirates, the greed of the navy, or the ignorance of the people, she is completely tired of the monotonous things and scenes in the North Sea.

I really want to see a different scenery...

Two pointed black cat ears suddenly appeared on Nia's head, shaking slightly, a pair of yellow vertical pupils unconsciously contracted, and a smile slowly bloomed on her face.

The Grand Line, I also want to see it, there should be more varieties of fish there...

On the deck

"Are you ready to become pirates? I really don't know what's the point of being a pirate. It's too boring to drift on the sea all day, facing the endless sea, and there is no stable environment, and I can't concentrate on research."

Gray didn't know what was going on and came to their side, stuffing a notebook full of things into his arms.

"Just these two days of sailing have made me tired, but I have written down a lot of important data and many interesting ideas. I really want to arrive quickly so that I can start my research as soon as possible.

By the way, I have not been to the sea much before. It turns out that the current and sea breeze will have such a big impact on the navigation of the ship. But I have written down all the important things, so my design must be foolproof.

I don't know how the research institute prepared by the Felke family for me is, they..."

"But have you ever thought about it? If you don't go through actual tests, no matter how good your ideas are, there will be all kinds of problems in practice."

Rod interrupted Gray's endless chatter.

"Like you said, you haven't been out to sea much before, and the design of the warship is only based on relevant documents. These are just paper talks. If you really build a warship like this according to your idea, it may be swallowed by the waves as soon as it goes to sea."

"What you said seems to make some sense..."

Gray was slightly stunned, took out his notebook again, quickly flipped through a few pages, and then frowned and walked into his room in silence.

The data he recorded on the ship these two days and the data derived from the literature before are obviously very different.

"Do you think he will get on our ship?"

Rod watched Gray lock himself in the room. Through the window, he could see that Gray seemed to have rarely continued his research, but leaned against the table, thinking about something.

"I hope these two people can join us."

Nelu touched the gun on his waist.

After driving the boat to the sea, he personally tried the gun that Gray gave him, and it was impeccable in every aspect.

"We are going to the Grand Line. If we can have such an excellent partner on the boat, it will definitely be a reassuring thing."

"Don't worry, both of them will definitely join."

"I have no doubt about it."

Neru smiled slightly, he could hear the intentions of these two people.

"My intuition tells me that the research project that Gray expects will not be so smooth."

Rhodes looked at the front of the boat, and a small island slowly appeared in sight. It was their destination, Mignon Island.

"We will know the result later. What tricks are the so-called Felke family doing."

The boat gradually approached the shore. Nia ran out of the kitchen and drove the boat slowly to the shore. Gray also walked out of the house, rarely not chattering.

"I guess you are Mr. Gray. I am Felke Jason."

A row of men in black suits were waiting on the coast. After several people got off the boat, they bowed slightly. The leader smiled and revealed his identity to everyone, then pointed to the carriage not far behind him.

"Thank you all for your escort. Please get in the car. We are preparing a grand dinner in the manor to welcome Mr. Gray. Of course, the promised reward will be delivered to you after the dinner."

Nia frowned slightly. Generally speaking, this kind of escort mission ends after the person is delivered. Since the Felke family has arranged people to pick them up, it stands to reason that they only need to pay them the reward.

But looking at the Felke family, it seems that they don't intend to let them go just like that.

But...

Things seem to be getting more interesting.

At the same time, on the other side of Mignon Island, not far from the island, a ship slowly sailed towards Mignon Island.